Unexpected finding in patient after primary PCI

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A 54-year-old female patient was admitted to a regional hospital with a CCS II-III angina 2 months prior. In accordance with the available data, diagnostic coronary angiography revealed critical stenosis of the LAD and DES 3.0 / 26 was implanted.The next day, the patient developed ST MI; coronary angiography revealed stent thrombosis.

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Unexpected finding in patient after primary PCI

A 54-year-old female patient was admitted to a regional hospital with a CCS II-III angina

Authors

Inna Khasyanova1
  1. A. A. Shalimov National Institute of Surgery and Transplantology, Kyiv, UKRAINE

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3 comments

  • Ammar Imran 03 May 2022

    What is the mechanism underlying the occurrence of pseudoaneurysm post primary PCI?

  • Ahmed Salha 07 May 2022

    This pseudo aneurysm may be due dys infection occur during primary PCI, as they hurry to save her life and dys infection occur

  • Ahmed Salha 07 May 2022

    This pseudo aneurysm post primary PCI may be occured due to dys infection during primary PCI as they hurry to save her life, especially if new chest pain was associated with fever